What do you think of electric bikes?

[Vic]

Here what I've found on the Internet, rather interesting to my mind and the price is appealing
here it is
and some characteristics:
Capacity - 1350 W/h

Range - 180 km

Range with pedaling - 300 km

Weight - 34 kg

Top-speed - 40 km/h

Limit current – 15 A

Efficiency – 80%

Battery-pack:

Chemistry: Lithium Ion LG ICR18650D1 3000mA/h

Adaptto BMS

Cell-temperature monitoring

Balancing

Low-voltage protection

High-voltage protection

Temperature protection

Recharge Time : 2 hours

Charge : Standard 110-240V

Frame 26 in. alluminum full suspension frame MTB

Maximum load: 150 kg.

Drivetrain

Mid Drive brushless motor (built-in controller).

The motor has a double reduction gearbox.

Waterproof class: IP65.

Front suspension Zoom CH-386 suspension fork, 65 mm.

Rear suspension Kind Shock, can be controlled till 295 kg.

Wheels Light alloy, spoke wheels 26 х 1,5 in.

Components: Disc brakes: LCHI DSK-320, 160 mm

Chain: KMC Z51

Rear derailleur: Shimano 21 Speed EZ Fire Shifting

Tires: specialized crossroad tires 26x1.95 black.

Headlights 11W

650 lumen light output

Up to 3 hours run time

Up to 100 metre range

Eco-mode top-speed: 25 kph for EU (legal e-bike speed limit)

For more information visit our WebSite

 

[zippinaround]

only 2000€ hahaha i would definitly build my own for 2000 could probably make something better

 

[Dmar]

I havn't had the pleasure of riding one. So I can't really give my opinion.

 

[Frankenstein]

Well I can tell you if I saw a cockroach like that picture anywhere near my neighborhood I would kill it.

Electric bikes are eh... Don't get me wrong, they are quiet, simple as far as parts go, reliable, don't smell like a musty garage. People swear by them and love them and the local bike shop hasn't sold one in months. But me, personally, I like loud, overly complicated, sorta reliable, and stinky gas burning petrol engines.

Would be nice to have the that 500watt 48 volt powersource however, I could make quite a light show out of it, maybe even get my Flux capacitor running too.

 

[Deleted member 12676]

they are weak and slow
the longer your ride the weaker they get
the batteries wear out fast

 

[Frankfort MB's]

I like the idea of a fairing on a bike like that but it is ugly

 

[FurryOnTheInside]

I was considering electric instead of ICE. I don't really need a lot of power, but to get the range I need I would have to carry spare batteries in the trailer and the cost is about the same as ICE but as Jaguar has just said.. Batteries wear out. They're the biggest cost so it seems like it would be expensive and only offset if I can use a lot of cheap electricity. I have one campsite I stop at where I can do that but I don't think I will be staying there all that often. Most of my rides won't have opportunity to recharge at all.

 

[JGH122]

Electric bikes are not there yet.
Limited range, takes hours to refill the tank, battery life is iffy at best and you never know when its going to just die.

 

[JunkyardDog]

Geez that thing is ugly. I am an ICE enthusiast, and was an auto mechanic for over 30 years. I ride and work on motorcycles and scooters. Still I wouldn't mind having a motorized bicycle for riding on some really nice local bike paths. But the price for one with the range I need is crazy, close to $3000. And being the mechanical type, I really don't have the knowledge to build an ebike from scratch.

 

[jatgm1]

this is clearly a controversial topic here, from my experience with electric bicycle's there are good things and bad things, but buying one pre made is usually problematic. a pre made electric bike means you have to deal with the specs they give you or modify it. and if you modify it then you may as well go and build one because the stock wiring in some of them is downright horrendous. i build my own e bike, and what i regret is using a lifepo4 battery. yes their safer, but their much more expensive and have less energy density than lipo. and lifepo4 batteries are complete garbage if you buy them from an disreputable dealer. basically anything on ebay is garbage. and yes, lipo can explode, just like gasoline. this is why you mount it in the center of the bicycle and souround it with something that will take damage. plastic frame for instance. plus the pedals usually get messed up not the battery. if you mount a lipo battery on a rear rack, you damn well better make sure that thing is bullet proof. the plus side of electric bicycles is power. and i know you'll all get uppidy on me for saying that, but you can get two cro motors and a bunch of lipo batteries and get your bicycle going 60 or more. ive seen the things doing burnouts in parking lots, and some guy with an electric bike blew me away in a parking lot, the thing had a massive battery and two huge hub motors, the likes ive never seen before. if i didnt know better i would think he had a damn jet turbine on the thing. now, to sum it up, if your gonna go gas, you are gonna be limited by the law because cops can hear a big loud engine, and yea, your limited by the law with electric, but ill be damned if i see a cop take out a multimeter and ask to check you battery voltage. not to mention their not even allowed to do so without your permission. and since their so quiet theirs no probable cause. if you want something cheap, go gas. if you want something that can haul ass without getting caught, go with two direct drive hub motors and a bunch of lipo batteries wired properly with a good charger. and yea, the batteries do eventually wear out, but if you get good batteries with a good bms and charger youll have quite a run per battery pack. thats like saying you shouldn't get a gas one because the tank runs dry. theirs a price to pay with electric bikes because the batteries we have today are not flux capacitors, their lithium. and until we get a more effective battery technology were stuck using them. either that or nicad or lead acid. and neither of them are gonna get you over 30 for long.